A survey of Data Privacy and Security Laws worldwide with helpful explanations. What do Target, Google, Apple and Samsung all have in common? If you answered multimillion dollar fines for data privacy violations, you¿d be right.But you don¿t have to be Google to face a crippling lawsuit that could threaten the future of your business. Written in accessible language by experienced US and internationally-qualified professionals, Data Privacy: A Practical Guide enables business people to develop a quick and sound understanding of a company¿s legal obligations to protect client data.This book answers questions like: Which are the key data privacy law standard-setting bodies in the US and internationally? To what extent does cross-border selling expose you to data privacy compliance risks in foreign countries? Can you effectively offload your legal responsibilities to protect customer data to outsourced third-party service providers like web hosts and payment processors? What are your legal obligations after discovering a data privacy breach? What legal risks are involved in Web-based file sharing services like Dropbox? At what stage must you appoint a Data Protection Officer? How to document your company¿s compliance with its data privacy policy? ...and many more. Concrete examples are introduced throughout the text and are annotated to illustrate the implications of applicable laws on data privacy policies. Essential summaries ensure that key applicable laws of the US, Canada, EU, Australia, and several emerging markets are taken into account when designing your company¿s data protection policies. We also provide specific recommended courses of action to follow to mitigate liability following a data privacy breach. If you are creating, managing or complying with data privacy policy in an organization, this book was written for you.

Companies, lawyers, privacy officers, compliance managers, as well as human resources, marketing and IT professionals are increasingly facing privacy issues. While plenty of information is freely available, it can be difficult to grasp a problem quickly, without getting lost in details and advocacy. This is where Determann’s Field Guide to Data Privacy Law comes into its own – identifying key issues and providing concise practical guidance for an increasingly complex field shaped by rapid change in international laws, technology and society

The rapid development of information technology has exacerbated the need for robust personal data protection, the right to which is safeguarded by both European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Safeguarding this important right entails new and significant challenges as technological advances expand the frontiers of areas such as surveillance, communication interception and data storage. This handbook is designed to familiarise legal practitioners not specialised in data protection with this emerging area of the law. It provides an overview of the EU’s and the CoE’s applicable legal frameworks. It also explains key case law, summarising major rulings of both the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. In addition, it presents hypothetical scenarios that serve as practical illustrations of the diverse issues encountered in this ever-evolving field.

A book for anyone wanting to know about data privacy laws. This is the 3rd edition of this Practical Guide and contains deeply insightful and practical information about data privacy laws around the world and what is required of businesses today and how to comply with the law.

The author evaluates the costs and/or gains and the interference (positive or negative) in the commercial, public administrative and social spheres that data protection laws have the potential to create, with numerous references to legislation and administrative decision making in a wide variety of jurisdictions.

This comprehensive reference covers the laws governing every area where data privacy and security is potentially at risk -- including government records, electronic surveillance, the workplace, medical data, financial information, commercial transactions, and online activity, including communications involving children.